Jana Puglierin & Ulrike Esther Franke - 03 August 2020
Just as they have on the economic recovery, Berlin and Paris must overcome their differences and present a courageous plan to create a Europe that takes decisive geopolitical action.
Caroline de Gruyter - 03 August 2020
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is stuck between European partners urging him to engage in Europe at this critical moment and a growing chorus at home threatening to punish him if he does so.
Janka Oertel - 20 July 2020
China’s attempts to divide Europeans during the crisis, along with its fierce and openly hostile rhetoric targeting the capacity of Western democracy to effectively respond to the health emergency, have served as a wake-up call.
Zsuzsanna Végh - 01 July 2020
The Orbán government’s demonstrations of European solidarity have been partly motivated by its nationalist goals and its concerns about migration.
Rafael Loss & Jana Puglierin - 26 June 2020
National impulses led to border closures and export restrictions on medical supplies during the corona crisis. But even in the earliest days of Europe’s exposure to the novel virus, pan-European solidarity was on display.
Teresa Coratella - 16 June 2020
Italy has been among the top beneficiaries of pan-European support from citizens, institutions, and governments – as ECFR’s new European Solidarity Tracker shows.
Claire Busse & Rafael Loss - 10 June 2020
ECFR’s new tracker reveals the breadth and depth of solidarity expressed throughout Europe during the coronavirus crisis – with findings that will surprise critics.
Jana Puglierin - 28 April 2020
Berlin has quietly made concessions to new calls for greater solidarity. But back home this consensus may not last forever.
René Wildangel - 05 March 2020
Despite its preoccupation with borders, the worldview of the AfD makes no distinction between foreign and domestic policy – and the party is using both to extend its deleterious influence.
Pawel Zerka - 05 March 2020
Sooner or later, the coronavirus will be gone. In the meantime, it will test Europe’s resilience against not just epidemics but misinformation and scapegoating.